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TIL that the “Twin Pop” popsicle was invented during the great depression so that two children could split one for a nickel.

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JYKWl TIL there is good evidence that Prohibition of alcohol in the USA was effective. A 2003 study found that liver cirrhosis deaths dropped by 10 to 20 percent.
mxv8o TIL that 300 million years ago insects could get really big. Millipedes and centipedes could get larger than humans, dragonflies as big as eagles, beatles the size of a large dog.The leading theory is that ancient bugs got big because they benefited from a surplus of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.
p8mj8 TIL In 2012, a tourist in Iceland left her group to change her clothes. When she returned to the group, they did not recognise her. The group began searching for a missing person. She joined the search party for herself.
0dy9R TIL Mary the Color Scientist is a thought experiment about a scientist in a black & white world. She has extensive knowledge of color but no actual experience of it. The experiment asks whether Mary will gain new knowledge when she goes outside of the colorless world and experiences seeing in color.
OoED6 TIL Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed because the pilot let his kids fly the plane, who unknowingly disengaged the autopilot function. The crash killed everyone on board.